New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-07
DANGERS TO BE MET

| The Bosses and Booders know that it is
impossible to overcome the great public move
ment in favor Of the Republican candidates
and the success of the complete Republican
ticket except by the free use of bribery and
| fraud. They have raised an enormous corrup-
| ton fund, and in every precinct and at every
| polling place they propose to pour out money
| to secure their evil ends. They arc playing
desperate game. but most of their leaders
and several of their candidates arc in the
| habit Of taking desperate chances for high
| stakes They are used to gambling of the
| boldest and most reckless sort, not only in
politics but elsewhere, and they do not hesitate
| to take every advantage of their opponents by
any trickcry or crime against the ballot.
The Republicans have no big fund to uso
for any purpose in this campaign, and if they
had it would not be employed for the pur
chase Of votes. They must rely upon vigilance.
activity and the rigid enforcement of the law
to defeat the Democratic schemes. All tho
polling places and all the liquor saloons any
where near the ballot-boxes shorld be watched
with the greatest care by sharp sighted and
indcfatigabc citizens. OF course, every one
knows that the law requires the closing of bar
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but every one knows, too that this law |
hagrantly violated every year There is
greater need Of its thorough enforcement and
greater need of the kccncst supervision of the
whole work Of election day this year than at
any time since the Tweed Ring Of robbers
carried elections by force and fraud
The supporters of John r. Fellows and
Theodore W. Myers and the rest Of the bad
elements in the Democratic ticket Will stop mt
nothing in order to secure the success of their
candidates. They think they can carry in any
nominee, no matter how bad, by buying votes.
They rely great deal on the floating population
of the lOdgiDg-houscs. IL is plain that en-
tcnsvc frauds in registration from these lodg-
ing-houscs have been committed this year.
and the Bosses and BoOdlcrs expect to secure
many thousands OF what arc called mattress
votes" Scores of men have been registered
from each of the low lodging houses where less
than a dozen had any legal right to register.
The Republicans and the independent supporters
OF Mr. Nicoll must bend every energy to the
breaking-up Of this huge system of vlIlany
and robbery. An honest vote this year Will
carry in the whole Republican ticket but an
honest vote can only be secured by vigorous
and sklful effort, carefully directed by expert
enced men.
There are hints of trcachcry to some parts
of the Republican ticket in various quarters Of
the city. Reports are in the dir that few OF
the old machine men do not intend to stand
fairly by some Of the candidates who have been
put in the field by the Republican conventions.
The County Democracy Bosses are ready to
sacrifice any Of their other candidates for votes
for Fellows and Myers. Their great OBJ Gets
In this campaign are to get control Of the
District Attorneys Office and the Controller
ship. Any Republican who fails to support the
regularly nominated candidates Of his party.
knowing that the candidates arc deserving.
does serious wrong to the party and to him
self, while any one who sells or barriers votes
with the intention Of defeating ono or more OF
the Republican candidates VIII have no future
in the party. The trouble that Michael Crcgan
got into should not be forgotten. 1t will be
best for all Republicans to stand squarcly by
The whole ticket.